Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-05
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.

eventeen, of Article vi, of the Constitution
4 said State, be amended SO as to read as
ollows:
Section IL. The Justices of the Supreme
,ourt and Judges of the Superior Court.
hall severally, at stated times during their
in Office, receive for their
ervices, compensation which shall not be |
increased or diminished after their election,
lor during the term for which they shall |
rave been elected. The salary of the JUS
ices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by |
he State. One-half OF the salary OF each |
superior Court Judge shall be paid by the |
State; the other half thereof shall be paid |
oy the county for which he is elected. The |
annual salaries of the Justices of the Su- |
preme Court shall he seven thousand five |
hundred dollars $4,000 each. and the Su..
dollars ($6000) each. Until otherwise
by the Legislature, the Superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three Thousand dollars each, payable
except the Judges OF the city ana
Of Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara, Yuba
and Sutter combined, Sacramento Butte,
Nevada San Diego. San Bernardino, Co usa
and Tehama, who shall receive. five thou
sand dollars, and the Judges of the counties
of Tulare, Monterey, Sonoma and San yoa-
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendment to
section eight, of Article XII of the Con-
stitution of the State of California, re-
lating to the framing OF charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand Inhabitants, and for cities of over
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand inhabt ANTS.
Resotped, That the Legislature of the
State of California. at its regular session,
on the third day of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two
H.. II 4, z.f
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, hereby propose that Sec
tion eight, of Article XI, of the Constitu-
ton of said tate, be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 8. Any city containing popula.
tion of mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government, consistent with and subject to
the Constitution and laws of this State, by
causing Board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least five years quail
fed electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at any general
or special election, whose duty it shall be,
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board, or majority of
them. and returned, one copy. thereof to the
oficer of such city. and the other
to the Recorder of Deeds of the
then be published in two daily papers of
general circulation in such city, for at least
twenty da, S; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted 10 the qualified cleo 'ors of such city,
at general or special election, and If a ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
lhereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted TO the Legislature Tor its
approval Or rejection as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and If
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
cha ter Of such city. or If such city be con-
solidated with county. then of such city
and county, and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy OF such charter, certified by The
Mayor, or chief executive officer. and au-
tn nticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, khall
be made in duplicate. and deposited, one in
the office of the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the Office of lhe Re
corder of Deeds of the county, among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
judicial notice thereof. The charter so
ratified may be amended at Intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at a gen.
er Al or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
and ratified by at least three-ffths of the
qualified D. electors Lee voting therest, and ap-
vided for the approval of the charter. In
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
ton may be presented for the choice of the
without prejudice to others. Any city
than ten thousand and not more
than one. hundred thousand inhabi-
ernment, con istent with and subject TO the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
ing Board of fifteen freeholders, who shall
have been for at least five years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail
special election, whose duty 1t shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by The
members OF such Board. or a majority of
them, and returned, one copy thereofto the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said city,
and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
l!shed In two daily papers of general circu.
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion of
the charter; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication 1t shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF said city,
at a general or special election, and II
majority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall raItfy the same, 1t shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as q whole, without
power of alteration or amendment. and If
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
all special laws Inconsistent with such char-
ter A copy OF such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive officer and anthem
ticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate an DEPOSITED. one in
the Office OF the Secretary OF State, and the
other, after being recorded in said Recor-
der's office, shall be deposited in the arch.
ives of the city; and thereafter all Courts
shall take judicial notice OF said charter.
rhe charter SO ratified may be amended, at
intervals OF not less than two years, by pro.
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority OF the city to the qualified electors
held at least "a sixty days after f the publication
of such proposals and ratified by at least
of the qualified electors voting
thereat, and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval of the
amendment thereto, any alternative article
or proposition may be presented for the
choice of the voters, and may be voted on
without prejudice to others.
NOW tthCICioiCt W Lue PROVISIONS
of the Constitution, and an Act Of the Leg
entitled IAN Act to provide for the
submission of certain proposed amend.
ments to the Constitution Of the State, here.
matter named, and which have been pro-
posed and adopted by the Legislature of the
State OF California. at the session beginning
on January third, eighteen hundred and
to the qualified voters of said
State, at a special election to be called BY
he Governor for the twelfth day of April,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven," ap-
proved March 18th, 1857, the said amend
nents are submitted to be separately voted
ip N, by ballot, by the qualified electors of
he State, on
TUESDAY. APRIL 12, 1887.
The said amendments are respectively
designated
amendment Number One"
Amendment Number Two"
Amendment Number Three"
And will, If adopted, be respectively oes.
vnated amendments numbers four. five
nd six, in the order of their submission;
nd the ballots used at such election must
outain the words